Resources

Directories you can search quickly and easily
Funding Directory
Funding Directory
An essential directory of funding sources to help support education and learning. Use the directory to provide your clients with current information about funding opportunities.
 Job Profiles
Job Profiles
A searchable online directory of nearly 800 job profiles providing comprehensive information on how to get into different jobs and careers.
 Learning Directory
The Learning Directory
Approximately one million courses from over 10,000 providers. Search online to find courses in a specific area. And if you're a course provider, you can register your courses to ensure they are included.
Essential guides to use independently or with support
 Adult Careers
Adult Careers Library Resource Guide
This is a website containing useful information and downloads to help set up and maintain your careers library.
Disability Awareness
Disability Awareness
Information for advisers working with clients with disabilities
Engaging
Engaging with Employers
Training resources to assist IAG practitioners with delivering their services in the workplace.
Ex-offenders
Ex-offenders Guide
A guide for IAG practitioners to support ex offenders in overcoming the barriers to learning and work.
Migrants
Guide for Migrant Workers 
A guide for IAG practitioners to support migrant workers in overcoming the barriers to learning and work.
Asylum
Guide For Refugees And Asylum Seekers
Two downloadable guides packed with information and useful contacts to help you point people in the right direction.
Older Workforce
Guide for the Older Workforce
A guide to assist information, advice and guidance (IAG) practitioners in understanding the needs of older clients.
Incapacity Benefits
Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Guide
A new guide developed by Centre for Guidance Studies (CeGS) to assist IAG practitioners working with clients who have mental health issues.
Working in HM Prisons
Working in HM Prisons
A guide to assist IAG practitioners working within prison education departments.
Essential tools to use independently or with support
Careers Value Tool
Career Values Tool
A tool that helps with making decisions about careers based on the aspects of a job the user feels is most important.
CV Builder
CV Builder
Everything you need to create a job-winning CV, application form and covering letter.
Qualifications
Qualifications Calculator
A tool that translates a client's qualifications into the present day NVQ equivalent.
SAIA
Skills and Interests Assessment
Identify key skills and interests to explore a range of relevant career options.

Quick links to related websites such as Careers Advice and Language Lines.

Including the Alliance Sector Skills Councils first report reflecting employers' views of the impact of the recession.

DBIS have commissioned Sector Skills Councils to provide high quality labour market information (LMI) to support the Adult Advancement and Careers Service.

All the information that learning providers need to feature their course information in the Learning Directory.